Inkling Models by Thinking Machines Lab
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2 models2026Up to 1M ctxFrom $1.00/1M input
Last refreshed 2026-10-05. Next refresh: weekly.
Details
ResearcherThinking Machines Lab
LicenseApache 2.0OSI-approved
Commercial useCommercial use: permitted
Models2
Released2026
Max context1M
Capabilities
VisionAll models
MultimodalAll models
ReasoningAll models
JSON / Tool useAll models
About
Inkling is Thinking Machines Lab's open-weight general-purpose multimodal model family. Its initial 975B-total-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model accepts text, image, and audio inputs and produces text output with a 1M-token context window and controllable thinking effort.
Decision facts
- Best fit
- vision and multimodal workreasoningJSON / Tool use
- Capability starting point
- Inkling-Small with reasoning, JSON / Tool use, and multimodal inputs
- Lowest tracked input
- Inkling · $1.00/1M · Baseten API
- Closest related family
- 360Zhinao
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
2 in view
Inkling-SmallCurrent
Use when the workload needs reasoning, JSON / Tool use, and multimodal inputs.
2026-07reasoningJSON / Tool usemultimodal inputs
InklingCurrent
Use when the workload needs 1M context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use.
2026-071M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling-Small | Use when the workload needs reasoning, JSON / Tool use, and multimodal inputs. | 2026-07 | reasoningJSON / Tool usemultimodal inputs | Current |
| Inkling | Use when the workload needs 1M context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use. | 2026-07 | 1M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use | Current |
Release Timeline
1 release group2026-07
2 current
Inkling
Current1M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
Inkling-Small
CurrentreasoningJSON / Tool usemultimodal inputs
Specifications(2 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters | Vision | Multimodal | Reasoning | JSON / Tool use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling-Small | 2026-07 | — | 276B (12B activated) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inkling | 2026-07 | 1M | 975B total, 41B active | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Available From(3 providers)
Pricing
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling | Baseten API | $1 | $4.05 | Serverless |
| Inkling | OpenRouter | $1 | $4.05 | Serverless |
| Inkling | Tinker | $1.87 | $4.68 | Provisioned |